Brake mechanism



Aug. 30, 1932. a. L. SMITH BRAKE MECHANISM Filed Fem-5. 19:1

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to provide a non-varying and simple means for adjusting the various parts of .brake mechanisms of the general type disclosed in my aforesaid applications. t In the drawmg chosen to illustrate my invention Figure 1 is a brake having my invention incorporated, the brake being shown released- Figure 2, a plan view ofF igure 1 showing the brake released; and Figure 3, a section on the hue 3-3 of Fi re 1.

n the drawing I have shown my invention incorporated in an internal expanding brake embodying a drum A within which is a wrap expanding braking member 10 having side flanges 11 extending inwardly and having mounted thereon the usual lining 12. for braking engagement with the drum.

extension device or slack adjuster is embodied in the mechanism and is shown as located between the flanges 11 and comprises a body 13 which is in contact with and extensible along the inner face of the braking member.' An adjusting screw 14 is carried by the body 13 and abuts against a stop 15 riveted to the inner face of the braking mem her as shown. A ratchet 16 is threaded to of the braking member and the lever 17 is pivoted to this arm bya pin 21,130 that said arm 19 cross-connects the two ends of the braking member through the body 13, screw 14 and stop 15 previously described in.

my aforesaid cop'eiiding applications.

lever 17 and swing pivot 18 the right with or example,- operated by a single pe An operating link 22 is pivoted at 23 to the free end of the lever 17 5 so that an upward pull on link 22 will raise the free end of the (lever and thisextenslon terminates at its free partial side elevation-of a 'jaw 30 and limits downward movement of respect pivot 21"and thus expand the band an V ap ly the brake. i l j Y On t e body 13 I'pivot a'ratchetlever 24 by means of a pin 25 riveted to the body 13.

PATENT?OFFICEI A spring 26-holds-thisratchet lever in place and'the end 27 themof'agai'nst the teeth of ratchet 16. p The portion 28 of the ratchet lever bears against the sideof'the body13. An extension 29 is provided ontherat'chet,

endlin a jaw 30 ,forreceiving an operating stud 31 rivetedtolink 22. a

Thege'neral operat on of my slack adjuster is fully described in 'my aforesaid copending applications, buts'uch o eration is "ointe out briefly as follows: uringapp ication and release of the brake the link 22 is recipro-i A 'cated' and the ratchet lever 24 in turn oscilextent of the brake applyingmovementof the link 22 will increase sufliciently to cause brake the ratchet 16 will lation between all parts of the mec anism.

The extension 29also carries a turnedover upper edge 33 ofthe od 13 and acts as a. sto fixing the 'positiono the variouaparts' as ollows:

With the flange edge 33-: v

a.-Stud 31 bears against the lower side of link 22 thus fixing the brakeofi positionof said link, and thereby also fixing thebrake off position of pin 23 and the length of the gzpllsetween-the ends of thebrakmg 'memw r b. The brake of! lever 24 is also fixed andin turn the brake ofi position of the ratchet 16 is fixed.

82 hearing againstz the position of the ratchet so flange 32 which is ada ted to bearupon the K I All these brake-0s positions of the varithe ratchet lever to pickup the next tooth of 7? A ratchet andupon subsefiusntrelease of the rotated to extend the slack'adjuster and restore the roper re-}' one parts are important to the proper ad- Y ustment of aset of automotive brakes four 91 9" I as is now conventional'with automobile lever,

since it is self-evident that the effects brakes,

I of the pedal movement on the several brakes must be uniform. It is also evident that the ratchet lever is held in a fixed and invariable position when the brake is oil. by havin the stop 32 held in positive engagement wit the i edge 33 by the stud 31' pressing down on f lower side of jaw 30. Therefore any play of stud 31 in slot 3Qhasno efiect on the POSitlOlI of lever 24.

I claim: r 1. In a brake mechanism, a brake operating member, a brake adjusting lever, a relatively fixed part and means carried b said operating member engaging said a justing lever and holding it against said fixed part when theibrake mechanism is in the inoperative member controls the movement of sai lever V in both directions of motion.

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j 2. In a brake mechanism, a brake operating member, a brake adjusting lever carrying a 0 stop, a relatively fixed part and means oarried by saidoperating. member engaging said and holding said stop against adjustin lever said fixe part when the brake mechanism is in the inoperative v osition.

; 3. In a brake mec anism, a

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said operating member and a slot for said pin in said adjusting lever, whereb .In testimony whereof Ihereunto afiix my j GEORGE L. SMITH. I

I brake operating 7 member, a brake adjusting lever carryingba stop, a relatively fixed part, a pin carried y 

